...if I made an open box that has internal dimensions of 5 x 5 x 5 inches, and I built a perfect closed box that had external dimensions of 5 x 5 x 5 inch box would I be able to fit one into the other?

No.
There must be some clearance between the inner wall of one box and the outer wall of the other. Even 1/64" of clearance would be enough in a "pefect world" to give some relief.
You can not put two things (in this case surfaces of the box walls) in the exact same space.

Rog

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...even in a perfect world you can not put two things in exactly the same place...

Yeah, I think the risk of turning this into a junior high science debate over philosophy would dictate that you've got a point, Rog. I still think Ralph's hiding something up his sleeve with this one! (grin)

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